Now for an energy record really worth celebrating

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Steve Holliday reflects on the 10th anniversary of the UK's last generation-related power cut, and a decade in which the grid has coped admirably with an ever cleaner electricity mix

Almost every week it seems that Britain's energy transition breaks new records. Already this year we have had the longest period (three days) without using any coal generation since coal generation began,...

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